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ELECTRICITY REGULATION 2006

- Made under the Electricity Act 1994 - As at 1 July 2022 - Reg 200 of 2006

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Definitions
  • 4 Purposes
  • 5 How purposes are to be achieved
  • 6 Words have the same meaning as in wiring rules
  • 7 Way of describing electrical articles and appliances

CHAPTER 2 - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 8 Application of ch 2

PART 2 - DESIGN, BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC LINES AND WORKS

Division 1 - Compliance with part

  • 9 Compliance with this part

Division 2 - Earthing, frequency and voltage

  • 10 Systems of earthing
  • 11 Supply at low voltage
  • 12 Supply at high voltage
  • 13 Changes of voltage at customer’s consumers terminals

Division 3 - Service lines

  • 14 Service lines on customer’s premises—electricity entity’s obligations
  • 15 Service lines on customer’s premises—customer’s obligations

Division 4 - Maintenance of works

  • 16 Maintenance of works
  • 17 Clearing, lopping and pruning of trees on non-freehold land

Division 5 - Works on publicly controlled places

  • 18 Notice to be given to public entity
  • 19 Electricity entity must comply with public entity’s requirements
  • 20 Guarding of work on publicly controlled place
  • 21 Restoration of publicly controlled place
  • 22 Electricity entity to keep publicly controlled place in good repair after work
  • 23 Warning signs on roads

PART 3 - CUSTOMERS’ ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS

  • 24 Installation and operation of electric line beyond person’s property
  • 25 Power factor
  • 26 Prevention of interference by motor installations and associated starting devices
  • 27 Interference with supply of electricity
  • 28 Customer’s generating plant for interconnection to supply network
  • 29 Requirement for circuit-breaker
  • 30 Coordination of customer’s protection devices with electricity entity’s protection system

PART 4 - QUALIFYING CUSTOMERS’ SMALL PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATORS

  • 30AA Prescribed credit amount for credit for electricity produced by small photovoltaic generators
  • 30AB When a qualifying customer stops being entitled to be credited with prescribed credit amount for a category 1 qualifying customer
    • 30AC. (Repealed)

CHAPTER 3 - ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND SALE TO CUSTOMERS

PART 1A - (Repealed)

PART 1 - DISTRIBUTION ENTITIES AND METERING COORDINATORS

Division 1 - Obligations of distribution entities and customers

  • 36 Regulating customer’s use etc. of electricity
  • 37 Action if notice not complied with

Division 2 - Meter and control apparatus requirements for premises

  • 38 Application of div 2
  • 39 Who is the metering coordinator
  • 40 Customer to change electrical installation for meter connection
  • 41 Customer to provide links connecting meter to incoming supply
  • 42 No breaking or interfering with meter seal
  • 43 No breaking or interfering with network device seal
  • 44 Placing meter or network device on customer’s premises
  • 45 Change of placement if building changes or works
  • 46 Customers to provide safe access
    • 47. (Repealed) 48. (Repealed) 49. (Repealed) 50. (Repealed) 51. (Repealed) 52. (Repealed) 53. (Repealed) 54. (Repealed) 55. (Repealed) 56. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Substations on customers’ premises

  • 57 Application of div 3
  • 58 Meaning of owner in div 3
  • 59 Owner to provide space for substation
  • 60 Supply to other customers from substation
  • 61 Limitation of compensation
  • 62 Taking away distribution entity’s equipment

Division 4 - (Repealed)

PART 2 - (Repealed)

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - DISPUTES ABOUT WHAT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE

  • 88 Dispute resolution
  • 89 QCA may seek advice or information
  • 90 Parties to maintain secrecy of advice or information

PART 5 - (Repealed)

PART 6 - ELECTRICITY RESTRICTIONS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 92 Purpose of pt 6

Division 2 - Restrictions in Ergon Energy distribution area

  • 93 Where restrictions apply
  • 94 Restrictions

PART 7 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 4 - MARKET AND SYSTEM ARRANGEMENTS

PART 1 - SYSTEM AND NETWORK CONTROL

Division 1 - Operating electrical installations

  • 118 National Electricity Rules to be followed

Division 2 - Network control

  • 119 Network operation not to interfere with Queensland system
  • 120 National Electricity Rules to be followed
  • 121 Dealings to be impartial
  • 122 Confidentiality
  • 123 Reasonable charges for services

PART 2 - CONDITIONS OF AUTHORITIES AND SPECIAL APPROVALS

Division 1 - General provisions

  • 124 Separation of distribution and retail sectors
  • 125 Compliance with National Electricity Rules instruments
    • 125A. (Repealed) 126. (Repealed)
  • 127 Prescribed special approval holder—Act, s 61B

Division 2 - Demand management plans

  • 127A Definitions for div 2
  • 127B Condition of distribution authority
  • 127C Preparing demand management plan
  • 127D Approving demand management plan
  • 127E Recommendations by regulator
  • 127F Amending approved demand management plan
  • 127G Complying with approved demand management plan
  • 127H Reporting requirements

PART 3 - SPECIAL APPROVALS

  • 128 Approval to connect for generation plant of particular State electricity entities installed immediately before 1 January 1995
  • 129 Approval to connect for mobile generating plant for emergency or maintenance work by distribution entities
  • 130 Approval to connect particular generating plant with 30MW or less capacity
  • 131 Special approval holders treated as electricity entities—Act, s 59(2)
  • 132 Special approval for QETC

CHAPTER 5 - PROHIBITED INTERESTS

  • 133 Distribution authorities

CHAPTER 6 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 7 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

PART 1 - MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE

Division 1 - Registration

  • 138 Application for registration
  • 139 Requirements for registration
  • 140 Minimum energy efficiency and performance criteria
  • 141 Steps after registration
  • 142 Term of registration
  • 143 Change of name or address
  • 144 Changing energy efficiency label identifying electrical equipment
  • 145 Refusal to change energy efficiency label
  • 146 Notice of change to energy efficiency label
  • 146A Request for documents or information confirming compliance with relevant standard

Division 2 - Transfer and cancellation of registration

  • 147 Transfer of registration
  • 148 Notice of transfer
  • 149 Cancellation of registration
  • 150 Procedure before cancellation
  • 151 Notice, by holder, of cancellation of registration

Division 3 - Energy efficiency label

  • 152 Energy efficiency label

Division 4 - Register

  • 153 Register
  • 154 Inspection of register

PART 2 - TESTING AND TEST REPORTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 155 Testing of prescribed electrical equipment
  • 156 Test reports

Division 2 - Check testing

  • 157 Requirement by regulator to make available prescribed electrical equipment for testing
  • 158 What happens if check testing shows noncompliance
  • 159 What happens if check testing shows compliance
  • 160 Return of equipment made available to the regulator

PART 3 - OFFENCES

  • 161 Part does not apply to second-hand prescribed electrical equipment
  • 162 Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 4, pt 1—labelling and registration
  • 163 Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 4, pt 2—registration
  • 164 Prescribed electrical equipment in sch 4, pt 3—registration
  • 165 Representations about 3-phase cage induction motors
  • 165A Representations about digital television set-top boxes
  • 165B Representations about external power supplies
  • 166 Marking and labelling particular fluorescent lamp ballasts
    • 166A. (Repealed)

CHAPTER 8 - EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT OWNED ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 167 Definitions for ch 8
  • 168 Meaning of redundant and redundant employee
  • 169 Meaning of suitable alternative employment
  • 170 Industrial Relations Commission may decide particular matters

PART 2 - GENERAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND ENTITLEMENTS

  • 171 Definitions for pt 2
  • 172 EGTS award is binding
  • 173 Secondment does not affect employment in the GOE industry
  • 174 Continuous service
  • 175 Calculation at a proportionate rate for particular employee
  • 176 Chapter 8 prevails over industrial instruments

PART 3 - TRANSFER OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN GOE INDUSTRY

  • 177 Application of pt 3
  • 178 When there is transfer of employment within GOE industry
  • 179 When employment with former employer and new employer is taken to be continuous service
  • 180 Transferred employee may elect for leave entitlement to become leave entitlement with new employer
  • 181 Payment by former employer to new employer towards long service leave entitlements not accrued on transfer
  • 182 Transferred employees not made redundant
  • 183 Particular new employers must pay superannuation into transferred employee’s existing scheme

PART 4 - RECOGNITION OF PREVIOUS SERVICE OTHER THAN ON TRANSFER

  • 184 Application of pt 4
  • 185 Recognition of previous service

PART 5 - LONG SERVICE LEAVE

Division 1 - Entitlement

Subdivision 1 - General entitlement provision
  • 186 Entitlement to long service leave
    • Subdivision 2 - Service and continuity of service
  • 187 Service recognised for long service leave purposes
  • 188 Casual employees
  • 189 Periods of absence without pay that count as service
    • Subdivision 3 - Calculation of entitlement
  • 190 Calculation of long service leave
  • 191 Casual employees—conversion to full-time equivalent

Division 2 - Obtaining long service leave

  • 192 Application for long service leave
  • 193 Employer’s right to refuse or defer long service leave

Division 3 - Miscellaneous provisions

  • 194 Minimum period
  • 195 Employer’s right to recall an employee from leave
  • 196 Public holidays happening during long service leave
  • 197 Illness during long service leave
  • 198 Payment of cash equivalent of long service leave
  • 199 Preservation of particular existing rights

PART 6 - LOCALITY ALLOWANCES

  • 200 Application of pt 6
  • 201 Allowance payable to a GOE industry employee with a dependent spouse or dependent child
  • 202 Allowance payable to other employees
  • 203 Allowance payable if both spouses are entitled
  • 204 Allowance payable to an employee absent from headquarters on duty
  • 205 Allowance payable to an employee on leave
  • 206 Building projects where site allowance is paid

PART 7 - OVERTIME PAYMENTS

  • 207 Overtime payments

CHAPTER 9 - INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS

PART 1 - REVIEW OF DECISIONS

  • 208 Who may apply for internal review etc.
  • 209 Applying for internal review
  • 210 Stay of operation of decision etc.
  • 211 Decision on internal review

PART 2 - APPEALS AND EXTERNAL REVIEW

Division 1 - External reviews by QCAT

  • 212 Who may apply for external review
    • 213. (Repealed)

Division 2 - Appeals about recognition of previous service

  • 214 Who may appeal
  • 215 Making appeals
  • 216 Starting appeals
  • 217 Stay of operation of decisions
  • 218 Powers of court on appeal
  • 219 Effect of court’s decision on appeal
  • 220 Procedure of court
  • 221 Appeals

CHAPTER 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART 1 - APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW ACT TO STATE ELECTRICITY ENTITIES

  • 222 Commercial and excluded activities for Act, s 256

PART 1A - DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CODE PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Proposals to amend

  • 222A Proposal to amend
  • 222B QCA response to proposal
  • 222C Notice of decision not to submit for consultation
  • 222D QCA-initiated amendments not affected

Division 2 - Required consultation for QCA making or amending distribution network code

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
  • 222E Prescribed consultation—Act, ss 120H(2) and 120PA(1)
  • 222F Application of div 2 for amendments
    • Subdivision 2 - Interim steps
  • 222G Application of sdiv 2
  • 222H Interim consultation notice
  • 222I Submissions
  • 222J Considering submissions
  • 222K Release of draft report and draft proposed code
    • Subdivision 3 - Final steps
  • 222L Final consultation notice
  • 222M Submissions
  • 222N Considering submissions
  • 222O Release of final report and final proposed code

PART 2 - DECLARED STATE ELECTRICITY ENTITIES

223. (Repealed)
  • 224 Declarations—Act, s 259A(2)
  • 224A Declaration—Act, sch 5, definition State electricity entity

PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 225 Approved industry superannuation scheme
  • 225A Prescribed amount—small photovoltaic generator connected at particular premises
  • 225B Obtaining information for price determinations
  • 226 Fees
  • 227 Forms

PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Transitional provisions for original regulation

  • 228 Definition for div 1
  • 229 Continuation of agreements for substations
  • 230 Electric lines installed or operated before 1 October 2002
  • 231 Existing registrations of items of prescribed electrical equipment
  • 232 Existing approvals, notices, decisions, directions and requirements under 1994 regulation
  • 233 Existing applications
  • 234 Unfinished appeals

Division 2 - Transitional provisions for Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2007

  • 235 Small customers for negotiated retail contracts under Act, s 312
  • 236 Existing decisions under s 88 or 211
  • 237 Unfinished referrals and reviews
  • 238 Contestable customers for National Electricity Rules

Division 3 - Transitional provision for Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 2007

Division 4 - Transitional provision for Electricity Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2009

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